infer
Verb
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Reason by deduction;
Establish by deduction (synset 200638236)subtypes:- extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
- surmise - infer from incomplete evidence
- elicit - derive by reason
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Draw from specific cases for more general cases (synset 201024429)
subtypes:
- overgeneralise, overgeneralize - draw too general a conclusion
- universalise, universalize - make universal
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Conclude by reasoning;
In logic (synset 200946956)same as: deduce -
Guess correctly;
Solve by guessing (synset 200637723)"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"is a type of: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning ofsubtypes: tell - discern or comprehendsame as: guess -
Believe to be the case (synset 200594917)
"I understand you have no previous experience?"is a type of: believe - accept as true; take to be truesame as: understand
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